Monday 12 March 2018
Matt Wallace won his second European Tour title with a dramatic play-off victory over Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnston at the Hero Indian Open. The Englishman entered the day at DLF Golf and Country Club with a share of the lead and a closing 68 got him to 11 under, a total matched by compatriot Johnston after a 66. It was an emphatic...
Monday 12 March 2018
Paul Casey lifted his second PGA Tour trophy, and first in nine years, at the Valspar Championship, defeating a resurgent Tiger Woods by a single shot at Innisbrook. It was a day to remember for English golf. It’s certainly not often there’s been two English winners lift trophies on both the European and PGA Tour’s on the same day, but Sunday...
Wednesday 7 March 2018
The LPGA has announced an increase in prize money and change of date for the 2019 Evian Championship, set to move from September to July in 2019. The purse for the 2019 Evian Championship, the fifth major of the year, has been raised to $4.1 million, reaffirming it as the second-largest purse on Tour. Along with the purse increase, the LPGA...
Tuesday 6 March 2018
Tiger Woods is back in action this week for his Valspar Championship debut. Here’s how to watch, and who to back at Innisbrook this week. From the Bear Trap of the Honda Classic to the Snake Pit at Innisbrook, the Florida Swing resumes with the Valspar Championship and another devilish trio of holes to navigate on the back-nine. Last year, Adam Hadwin...
Tuesday 6 March 2018
Shubhankar Sharman has accepted a ‘special invitation’ to the 2018 Masters, becoming the fourth player from India to compete at Augusta National The 21-year-old, who led for two rounds of his first WGC event in Mexico last week, accepted the invitation to play in the first major championship of his career in April after being granted a special invitation from Augusta...
Written by Camilla Tait on Monday 5 March 2018
Weren’t able to catch up with everything that happened at the weekend?From mexican commentators to Michelle Wie’s huge putt for victory, we’ve got it covered. There’s plenty that’s happened in the last week, headlined by a confident and impressive Phil Mickelson who is playing as well as he ever has – just in time for the first major of the year.
Written by Michael Catling on Monday 5 March 2018
The R&A and USGA have released their 2017 Distance Report on hitting distances in the game, acknowledging the level of increase across the tours “is unusual and concerning”. Ever read War and Peace? If you haven’t, the Rules on Golf will serve as a good starter pack. It’s long. Very long. Not to mention it takes an age to digest. So,...
Monday 5 March 2018
George Coetzee won his second Tshwane Open title by two shots after an impressive back-nine birdie run on his home course. The South African, who is a member at Pretoria Country Club, entered the final round with a two-shot lead but found himself two shots back after posting back-to-back bogeys on the 3rd and 4th holes. He then delivered a putting masterclass,...
Monday 5 March 2018
Phil Mickelson returned to the winners circle at the WGC Mexico Championship for the first time since winning the 2013 Open, defeating Justin Thomas on the first play-off hole. A thrilling final day that included a hole-out eagle on the 18th from Justin Thomas and several changes at the top of the leaderboard was capped off with Mickelson ending the longest...
Friday 2 March 2018
Tiger Woods has that he is will be playing at both the Valspar Championship and the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill in the next two weeks. Woods announced on social media that following a week of recovery he has committed to both Valspar and the AP Invitational the next two weeks. It’s another good sign for Woods and comes a few...
Tuesday 27 February 2018
The World’s best head back to Club de Golf Chapultepec for the first World Golf Championship of the year: The WGC Mexico. Last year the formerly Miami based WGC was played in Mexico City for the first time, and World No.1 Dustin Johnson took advantage of the high-altitude to win his fourth WGC – becoming the fifth player in history to win during...
Tuesday 27 February 2018
European Ryder Cup Captain Thomas Bjørn and Solheim Cup Captain Catriona Matthew will join forces in a world first for professional golf when the innovative GolfSixes returns to the European Tour schedule in May. The Dane and the Scot will be the first male and female professionals to play together in a competitive match play format when they form the...
Monday 26 February 2018
Slow play has been long been a big topic of conversation on Tour, but with incidents occuring more frequently and no penalties being handed out, do we need a better system? Paul Lawrie has always been a hugely outspoken figure on the topic, and the Scot took to twitter to debate the topic yet again as he called out slower players...
Monday 26 February 2018
Justin Thomas picked up his 7th win in just 31 starts with a birdie on the first play-off hole at PGA National to win the Honda Classic. If it wasn’t already, Justin Thomas has just secured his name in the history books. His victory over Luke List was his eighth win on the PGA Tour, giving him a spot alongside Jordan...
Monday 26 February 2018
This week was another big positive for Tiger Woods’ latest comeback, and he has admitted his own expectations of his chances at Augusta in April have gone up. If it hadn’t been for the three hole stretch aptly named The Bear Trap, Woods could well have found himself in the play-off with Justin Thomas and List at the Honda Classic. Instead,...
Monday 26 February 2018
Eddie Pepperell claimed his first European Tour title on his 129th start in Qatar, beating out playing partner Oli Fisher by a single shot. The 27-year-old Englishman held the overnight lead alongside Fisher, but by the turn had gained a three-shot lead over his compatriot. Fisher launched an impressive comeback despite his nervy start, carding five birdies and a bogey on...
Tuesday 20 February 2018
As Rickie Fowler returns to defend his Honda Classic title we take a look at who to watch, and how to watch this week on the PGA Tour. Defending Champion Rickie Fowler heads back to the opening event of the Florida swing at PGA National with a solid record (a win and T6 in his last two starts here) as Tiger...
Monday 19 February 2018
Jin Young Ko has become only the second player in history to win on their debut as an LPGA Tour member with victory in Australia. The 22-year-old LPGA Tour rookie has become the latest history maker in the women’s game, matching the feat of Beverley Hanson in 1951 by becoming the second LPGA Tour member in history to win in her...
Monday 19 February 2018
Bubba Watson picked up his third Genesis Open title with a two-shot victory over Kevin Na at Riviera, ending a two year droubt for his 10th PGA Tour win. Watson admitted that he was close to giving up on golf as he battled with health issues and a loss of form over the past two years, but he decided to continue...
Monday 19 February 2018
Another course change could be coming to Augusta National, according to site plans filed last month by the Augusta Planning and Development Department. The plans, first reported on Augusta.com, indicate the club will be exploring the idea of lengthening the par-4 5th hole. This could mean pushing back the tee box roughly 20-30 yards across Old Berckman’s Road, which has been...